Hirshfeld, Alan W.,
The Universe in the Mirror. Alan W. Hirshfeld. - Sky & Telescope, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 43, Science, 1522-3264; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: The Universe in the Mirror, Feb. 2005; pp. 44-51.
"A mirror-based telescope...reflects light to a focus; the light itself never enters the mirror. Thus the mirror can be supported firmly from the back. With the proper manufacturing equipment, it seemed that the only limit to the size of a reflector lay in the imagination and pocketbook of the maker." (SKY & TELESCOPE) This article examines the evolution of the reflector telescope.
1522-3264;
Hale, George Ellery (1868-1938)
Herschel, William (1738-1822)
Astronomy--Observations
Great Melbourne Telescope (Australia)
Inventors
Reflecting telescopes
Silver
Technological innovations
Telescopes--History
Telescopes--Mirrors
AC1.S5
050
The Universe in the Mirror. Alan W. Hirshfeld. - Sky & Telescope, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 43, Science, 1522-3264; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: The Universe in the Mirror, Feb. 2005; pp. 44-51.
"A mirror-based telescope...reflects light to a focus; the light itself never enters the mirror. Thus the mirror can be supported firmly from the back. With the proper manufacturing equipment, it seemed that the only limit to the size of a reflector lay in the imagination and pocketbook of the maker." (SKY & TELESCOPE) This article examines the evolution of the reflector telescope.
1522-3264;
Hale, George Ellery (1868-1938)
Herschel, William (1738-1822)
Astronomy--Observations
Great Melbourne Telescope (Australia)
Inventors
Reflecting telescopes
Silver
Technological innovations
Telescopes--History
Telescopes--Mirrors
AC1.S5
050